03 Apr 2002
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 2002
Page
1
Arab hard-liners outline a strategy to sever diplomatic ties with Israel and halt oil shipments to the United States, while moderates resist letting such ideas dominate an Arab League foreign ministers meeting. Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak looks to Washington for movement.
State lawmakers on Tuesday backed a bill giving agency directors power to implement furloughs and send workers home without pay for this year and next. The proposal, moved by the Ways and Means Committee, would transfer control from the Budget and Control Board to agency heads.
Obituary items list Fred Blackmon LaVerne Luken Holford Hendersonel Rosa Prothro McNair Aken Huger and F. Pope with brief notices in the 5A section. Names and sparse details appear in this short obituary corner of the paper.
City of Aiken leaders and Hitchcock Woods Foundation members will tour drainage drains in Hitchcock Woods to review stormwater impacts. Officials seek solutions to erosion and habitat damage caused by runoff from city and non city sources into the 2000 acre urban forest.
Aiken County shifts detainees to Edgefield and Saluda jails due to Detention Center crowding and magistrate system overload. Officials note delays opening Wire Road jail and disagree on a night magistrate. Sens. Ryberg and Moore watch as costs and candidacies remain unsettled.
The ballroom of the Aiken County Historical Museum hosts the Quilters of South Carolina third annual quilt exhibit and juried show featuring seventy nine quilts in varied styles. The event runs with a silent auction of ten quilts to fund show awards, a Saturday kickoff, awards, and a 4 to 5 pm quilt tour by the judge. Lectures April 14 and April 28 discuss quilting topics. all events are free.
South Carolina plans cutbacks in optional Medicaid programs to save funds as basic Medicaid remains intact. Reductions include fewer prescription drugs covered, no overrides for drugs, and curtailment of benefits for aged blind and disabled groups. Podiatry, optician, chiropractic, hospice, and home meal services may be reduced or eliminated. Local residents face potential loss of care and screenings.
Historic Preservation Commission members moved to limit discussion of Bruce and Janis McGhee's Mile Track landmark petition. Chair Greg Smith urged silence on case merits due to misinterpreted facts. McGhee opposed landmark designation and plans to attend the June meeting, while a petition with at least 10 signatures moved the process forward.
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